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- 6/9/2022
Ontario's chief medical officer of health planning for round of boosters in the fall
In an interview, Dr. Moore says there will be another booster dose available for the people most at-risk, with the potential to then open it up to the general public. - 6/9/2022
Calgary mayor wants province to reverse changes to emergency medical dispatch
Both the city and Alberta Health Services ordered reviews Thursday into why it took an ambulance 30 minutes to get to an 86-year-old woman who was attacked by three dogs and later died. - 6/9/2022
Canada’s poor health data infrastructure can be deadly
But we can still build a world-class system. - 6/9/2022
What role should nurse practitioners play in fixing healthcare?
There's no doubt that family medicine is in crisis, but Dr. Sohail Gandhi questions whether NPs will be the answer. - 6/9/2022
What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine boosters?
With patients reluctant to get additional boosters, Dr. Noorali Bharwani examines the evidence. - 6/9/2022
Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted dying bill
Christian Dube says the members of the committee studying the bill have agreed that the subject is too complex to be pushed through without all the necessary time needed to study it. - 6/8/2022
Canadian doctors say medical delays from COVID-19 led to more advanced cancer cases
Dr. Helmut Hollenhorst, senior medical director for Nova Scotia's cancer care program, says he thinks cancer patients are presenting with more advanced disease due to pandemic-induced missed or delayed medical appointments. - 6/8/2022
Alberta smartphone app intended to reduce overdose deaths in drug users at home
Mike Ellis, associate minister of mental health and addictions, says the app is free and is available across the province, including in rural and First Nations communities. - 6/8/2022
The (pharmacy) funny pages: Bless this mess
Your weekly dose of giggles—take two with or without your morning coffee, and try not to spill!